Red Lentils and Potato Coriander Curry

Red Lentils and Potato Coriander Curry with Paratha and Pappadum

I had a craving for dhal, very hot dhal with lots of fresh coriander. So I made one and it was so hot nobody else could eat it. But it was just great. I'm going to make a prawn version the next day.

Red Lentils and Potato Coriander Curry :

200g Spilt Red Lentils

2 Potatoes

50g Green Peas

A few Brown Mushrooms (optional)

1 big Onion

3 Garlic cloves

1 piece Ginger

3 Red Chillis

A bunch of fresh Coriander leaves

1 Tbsp Sri Lankan Curry Powder (chilli, coriander, fenugreek, cumin, fennel, turmeric, pepper, clove, cassia, curry leaves)

1-2 Tbsp Concentrated Tomato Paste

Lime juice (half a big lime)

Water (more water more gravy)

1 Tsp Sugar

Salt

Hard-boiled Eggs

Boil potatoes (in cubes) and lentils till they are soft. Set aside.

In a blender, grind the onion, garlic, ginger, chilli and fresh coriander leaves into a rough paste.

Heat up some oil in a frying pan. Brown the paste. Add in the curry powder and fry till fragrant.

Add in the mushrooms (halved or quartered) and the green peas. Followed by the tomato paste, sugar and lime juice. Stir a little, add in the boiled lentils and potatoes and then pour in some water. Cover and let it simmer for a few minutes. Add in salt to taste and serve hot with basmati rice, paratha or bread.

Today, the school had a "Wear your own clothes" Day. In return for that, we had the option of making another gift donation to the X'mas Fair e.g. bottle of wine, box of chocolates etc. The children loved it (dressing up for school) and the parents just needed another excuse to make a donation to the school :-).

Baby Boy all dressed up

Spent the whole morning in a meeting with the PTA to finalise a few things for the fair and it was held in the school library. My first time in it and I was really happy to find a Wodehouse book (The Heart of a Goof) waiting for me on the table and best of all, parents could also borrow books from the library! I would certainly be visiting the school more often during school hours, in fact maybe I'd volunteer to do some library duty next year...